Final Images

Out of my final Lightroom edits, these were my 6 best and favourite images All of my best and favourite images were in black and white, this is because I believe it makes the images look much more interesting.

Overall, I am happy with the final images I have produced from the photography trip to L’etaq. I believe that I produced some cool and interesting images of the natural landscape around Jersey. Creating black and white edits of these images also added more absorption to the images and added an extra sense of life to the images.

Started off my editing process by going through my images from the photoshoot and picked out the best ones that i felt would stand out well by themselves or as a joiner.

We started our photoshoot along the cliffpaths by L’Etacq, where we got a chance to capture some images for our joiners. We took photos of the rocks and their texture whether it be a close-up photo or an image of the whole bay, being up in the cliffs gave us a good range of photos to take e.g the one below. I like this image because it shows a lot in one image and you can see different varietys of texture with the rocks, grass, and sand.

After being in the cliffs, we walked down to Stinky Bay which is a beach around the corner from L’Etacq. In the bay there were lots of little caves that had all different rocks and crystals forming. There were many good photo opportunities there, hence why the majority of my best images were taken at the bay. The one below i think is really interesting, because i wanted to capture the ray of light but once i looked at my image i saw there was the reflection of rainbows from the light, which i thought made my photo look cooler.

The next two images I also really like because they show a lot of texture that might make the viewer question what the photo is, e.g the one below has lots of jagged dark lines and edges, and at first glance might not appear to be a rock, which is why i like this image as it has a conceptual element. The second photo was taken walking along the road to L’Etacq beach, i noticed there was a wall with jagged edges that I thought would make a good photo. I like how this one turned out because the colour is a contrast from my other images whilst still adding texture.

My final best image was also taken at the bay when i noticed there were crystals running through the rock, i decided to take a photo because of the way the light reflects off off it. I edited the photo in black and white so the focus was on the rock and the background darkened to draw attention to the white crystal in the rock.

Introduction

Geopark: A geopark is a unified area that advances the protection and use of geological heritage in a sustainable way, promoting the economic well-being of the people who live there. There are global geoparks and national geoparks. With this year’s additions, the number of sites in the Global UNESCO Geoparks Network is brought to 177 in 46 countries.

Many UNESCO Global Geoparks promote awareness of geological hazards, including volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis, and many help prepare disaster mitigation strategies among local communities.

‘The aim of the centre is to introduce the Aspiring Geopark project and encourage people to explore Jersey and discover its stories along the way. The Island has been shaped by tide and time over millions of years. Jersey’s exceptional geology and important cultural heritage form the outstanding surroundings we enjoy every day.’

With the new threats of climate change and further urban developments- Geopark sites are heavily protected and are spread around the island, they include dolmens, heritage sites-such as Gronez Castle- and rocky outcrops. All sites are significant in Jersey’s heritage- with some sites dating back to over 6,000 years ago.

Sights of Special Interest

Natural Sites of Special Interest (SSIs) are places that are considered to be of public importance because of their special zoological, ecological, botanical or geological interest, or a combination of these and other special qualities.

SSSIs are designated in accordance with the duties in law placed upon each of the country nature conservation bodies (CNCBs) to notify as a SSSI any area of land which, in its opinion, is of special interest by reason of any of its flora, fauna, geological, geomorphological or physiographical features.

Jersey Sights

The Island’s first ecological Sites of Special Interest (SSIs) were designated in 1996 and we now have 19 – mainly in the south and west of Jersey and covering a total of four per cent of Jersey.

Examples of these sights of special interest are L’Etacq, Le Pinacle and Stinky Bay which are all Geopark sites. These are parts pf the islands incredible history and add to its landscape, they contain many different types of rock including sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic.

Le Pinacle is a protruding pinnacle of rock, at the coastal edge of a Les Landes in the north-west of Jersey, with remains and ruins at its base dating from five periods including the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age. There is also evidence of a rectangular Gallo-Roman temple.

L’Etacq was surrounded on two sides by a forest of oak trees. One year, waves moved up St. Ouen’s beach and began to flood the land. The sea rose until it covered the manor, and eventually it covered the oak forest as well. When the tide is very low at St. Ouen, you can still see black tree stumps – the petrified forest, all that remains of the oak trees that once surrounded the manor.